Ash Wednesday
As the madness of the Carnival celebrations fade into silence at the toll of midnight, the long 40 days of lent commence with the Catholic rites related to Ash Wednesday with the stark reminder admonishing human vanity of its inevitable return to ashes.
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That day the pious procession with the statue of Christ the Redeemer leaves the chapel of Santu Kristu on the peak Kalamija hill walking past the graveyard, moving in the dark streets just outside the village’s boundaries. Slowly it enters the village approaching the Parish Church of the Assumption as prayers echo in the chill of the early evening.
It is the time for self-reflection, self-discovery and renewal. It’s the start of the 40 days of lent with its promise of sacrifice, contrition and fasting.
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